feat(license): support configurable machine fingerprint for containers#5427
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Add a `license.machine_id` config option (and corresponding FLIPT_LICENSE_MACHINE_ID env var) that overrides the auto-detected machine fingerprint. This fixes license validation failures in containerd-based Kubernetes environments (GKE, EKS) where the machineid library cannot detect a machine ID. Fixes #5426 Signed-off-by: Mark Phelps <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Mark Phelps <[email protected]>
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license.machine_idconfig option (and correspondingFLIPT_LICENSE_MACHINE_IDenv var) that overrides the auto-detected machine fingerprintmachineidlibrary cannot detect a machine IDChanges
internal/config/license.go: AddedMachineIDfield toLicenseConfiginternal/coss/license/license.go: AddedProtectedMachineIDhelper (HMAC-SHA256, matchingmachineid.ProtectedIDbehavior); updatedNewManagerto use configured machine ID with info logcmd/flipt/license.go: Updated CLI license wizard to respect configured machine IDconfig/flipt.schema.{cue,json}: Addedmachine_idto license schemainternal/coss/license/license_test.go: Added tests forProtectedMachineIDand configured fingerprinterSecurity Note
This does not introduce a new way to circumvent license seat counting. The configured value is still HMAC-SHA256 hashed with the app ID before being sent to Keygen, preserving the same fingerprint protection as auto-detection. A user who wanted to bypass seat limits could already do so via the existing workaround of mounting the same
/etc/machine-idfile across containers, or by patching the binary. This change simply removes a blocker for legitimate deployments on containerd-based runtimes where auto-detection fails.Usage
Or via environment variable:
Fixes #5426